Warren female pedestrian hurt in hit-and-run

Police in Warren are searching for a female motorist who ran away after she struck a pedestrian in a crash Sunday on Groesbeck Highway.

The incident happened about 8:30 a.m. when the driver apparently lost control over her vehicle, ran off the road on Groesbeck near Toepfer and hit a woman who was walking on the sidewalk.

The driver then got out of her car and fled through the neighborhood, leaving her vehicle and the victim behind.

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Police said the female pedestrian was seriously injured in the crash. Warren emergency medical officials treated her at the scene before rushing her to St. John Hospital & Medical Center in Detroit, but her condition was not immediately available.

Police said the incident is still under investigation and more details are expected to be released on Monday.